Limiting Beliefs List
Here is a list of commonly held Limiting beliefs. These are generally beliefs that are often untrue and need to be challenged. Use this as a resource if you need help identifying a held limiting belief.
I will also link to methods that work to challenge these beliefs.
There is a downloadable sheet at the bottom of this Post.
This is a list Donated by Daniela Sota Registered Psychotherapist.
If you are in distress, please reach out to a Mental Health Professional.
WORTH
Ѻ I am not good enough
Ѻ I’m not measuring up +
Ѻ I’m don’t meet expectations
Ѻ I am a disappointment
Ѻ I’m a fraud
Ѻ I am inadequate
Ѻ I am a failure
Ѻ I am never successful
Ѻ I’m not worth listening to
Ѻ I have nothing important to say
Ѻ I am terrible
Ѻ I am unlovable
Ѻ I am nobody
Ѻ I am unimportant
Ѻ I am insignificant
Ѻ I am invisible
Ѻ I am different
Ѻ I don’t belong
Ѻ I am stupid++
Ѻ I am unattractive
Ѻ I am weird
Ѻ I don’t deserve to be happy/good things
RESPONSIBILITY
Ѻ Everyone’s needs are more important than mine
Ѻ It’s my job to keep everyone happy+
Ѻ I am responsible for everything that goes
wrong, everything is my fault
Ѻ I am guilty
Ѻ I make people unhappy
Ѻ I disappoint everyone
Ѻ I don’t want to ask for help
Ѻ I don’t want to be a burden
Ѻ It’s my job to take care of myself
SAFETY
Ѻ I am alone
Ѻ No one has my back
Ѻ I cannot trust anyone
Ѻ I cannot trust men/women
Ѻ Everyone is my enemy
Ѻ Everyone will disappoint me
Ѻ I will be rejected
Ѻ I will be abandoned
Ѻ No one understands me
Ѻ It’s unsafe to be different
Ѻ It is not safe to express myself
Ѻ I will be judged
Ѻ Someone is always watching me
Ѻ I never get happy/good things
VULNERABILITY
Ѻ I have to be perfect
Ѻ I cannot fail
Ѻ I have to be in control
Ѻ I cannot trust my own judgement/decisions
Ѻ My emotions are invalid
Ѻ I am vulnerable
Ѻ I am powerless
Ѻ I am helpless
Ѻ I am weak
Ѻ I am trapped
Ѻ No one takes care of/acknowledges/recognizes